French frigate Gentille (1778)

History
France
NameGentille
Namesake"nice"
Ordered17 August 1779
BuilderSaint-Malo[1]
Laid downJuly 1777
Launched18 June 1778
In serviceAugust 1778
Captured11 April 1795
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeIphigénie-class frigate
Tons burthen620 tonnes
Length44.2 metres
Beam11.2 metres
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament32 guns

Gentille was an Iphigénie-class 32-gun frigate of the French Navy.

  1. ^ Roche (2005), p. 223.
  2. ^ Roche (2005), p. 224.